Season 1

Enjoy Mike Rowe's favorite all-time top 10 Dirty Jobs, from making charcoal and castrating a sheep to testing a shark suit and finding out what the heck a Geoduck is. Read why these are Mike’s most memorable moments: a Diary Cow Midwife “Ahh . . . the miracle of life. Get the sperm from the bull. Put the sperm in the cow. Cut the calf out of the uterus. Just like nature intended. Sort of. Not for the faint of heart. But heartwarming nevertheless.” Or the time he was a Monkey Caretaker: “Monkeys attack in South Africa! Blood, pain, screams, and laughter. The dirty job that wasn’t supposed to be. The inmates run the asylum. Everything goes wrong, which is so, so right.” And the classic Jobs That Bite . . . Harder, per Mike: “How can you tell if a steel suit made of chain mail can protect you from the bite of a twelve-foot Reef Shark? Simple. Fill the ocean with blood and chum. Wait for the sharks to whip themselves into a feeding frenzy. Now, put the suit on, and jump in. Pee yourself when necessary.” See below as Mike explains why these are his all-time top 10 Dirty Jobs.